Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1757 Aiding Korea to Fight against the Japanese ([-]) North Korea's defeat
The next day at the North Korean meeting, King Li Yan of North Korea questioned his ministers why the North Korean military was so vulnerable.Li Shanhai, the leader of the government, replied that it was not because of weak military strength, but because of insufficient preparation.Now the patrol envoys have led their troops to the south, and the military camps from all over the country have rushed to Busan, Gyeongsang-do, which will surely inflict heavy losses on the enemy.

Li Yan asked again: "What should I do if I can't win? If I can't win, then it's Zhongzhou's turn; if Zhongzhou is not guaranteed, then it's Wang Jing's turn!" After saying this, it can be seen that the king is eager to get angry, but the officials can only be silent Silent.

After a while, Liu Chenglong played up and said: "Your Highness, all the elite military officers in the country are ready. Right now, we should immediately order the defeated troops in the south and the garrisons around Zhongzhou to gather in Zhongzhou, transfer the northern garrisons back to help, and call on General Shen Li as your ally." The three frontier envoys are given the right to act arbitrarily when the situation arises, command the Beijing army and other ministries to join forces in Chungju, gather a large army under the unified command of General Shen Li, and perhaps annihilate the enemy bandits.”

This is barely considered a safe response, and more importantly, there is no better way than this at present, so Li Yan agreed and dismissed the military judge Hong Ruchun.

Soon, on the school grounds outside Beijing, Shen Li assembled the Beijing army and issued an order: "The mighty North Korean soldiers, the shameless Japanese pirates who came across the sea, did not know the power of our North Korean soldiers, and acted recklessly on our land! Di Zao, although he claims to be [-], is as fragile in front of our army as a fallen leaf after autumn, and now let the Japanese pirates who slaughtered our family pay blood for blood, and North Korea will surely win!"

He has really won battles, and his reputation in North Korea is not as high as that of Ming Dynasty, but at least equal to that of Li Chengliang. Therefore, under his encouragement, the North Korean army was impassioned and full of confidence.

After Shen Li led the army to set off, Li Yan also summoned Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong, who were in charge of discussing politics, in the garden.As soon as Li Yan came up, he cried and blamed himself for being stupid and ignorant, for not listening to advice and making the frontier defense unprepared.

The so-called monarch is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the emperor humiliates his ministers to death. Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong immediately knelt down and blamed themselves when they saw this.Liu Chenglong first said: "It's definitely not His Highness's fault, it's because the ministers are not ready, even without permission, we should do our best to prepare."

Li Shanhai also said: "At the end of the day, the ministers had a fluke mentality, so they let down their vigilance. It's all the ministers' fault. Please don't blame yourself, Your Highness."

Li Yan seemed to have something on his mind, he hesitated to speak, and after thinking about it again and again, he had to give up.In fact, Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong are veterans, so how can they not know what Li Yan wants to say?It's nothing more than thinking of asking Daming for help if something goes wrong, but it's actually not appropriate for him to say this himself.

Besides, whether Daming's rescue will come, what conditions will it have if it comes, whether it will leave after it comes...these are all uncertain, if something happens in the future, who will be responsible?
Li Yan finally didn't open his mouth, and Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong naturally didn't dare to mention it, so the matter got stuck.

At the same time, the Japanese First Army led by Konishi is about to break through the Gyeongsang Left and Right Roads. Everywhere the Japanese army passes by, the city is massacred.

Captain Xiaoxi then headed towards Daegu. The Daegu garrison had been short of food for many days and had waited for the Beijing army to arrive. Hearing that the Japanese army had arrived in Qingdu, which was only half a day's journey away from Daegu, how could the army not panic?

Although its officers once suppressed it and intended to prepare for battle against the enemy the next day, the morale of the army was so dispirited that all the garrison troops in Daegu fled that night.Then he marched into the Sangju area, trying to open the gate of Chungju.

On August 2, [-] people from the Second Army led by General Toyotomi Hideyoshi Ai Kato Kiyomasa also landed in North Korea.Kato Kiyomasa is bloodthirsty and has strict military discipline. He is extremely loyal to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

At this time, he saw Xiaoxi's commander advancing rapidly. In order not to lose face of the Patriarch, he vowed to overtake Xiaoxi, so he summoned all the generals to draw a route, from Ulsan and Tongyongju, Gyeongju to Chungju, and strive to be the first to enter Wangjing.

Subsequently, in the Gimhae area in the west of Busan, the third division led by Kuroda Nagamasa (equivalent to the third army in Japanese terms) with 1 people and the fourth division led by Shimadzu Yoshihiro with 500 people successively After landing and occupying Gimhae in the west of Gyeongsang-do and Sinju City in the north, they also began to march towards Wangjing.

The rest of the Japanese divisions also landed in North Korea at the predetermined location. With Hideka Ukita as the general, the nine major armies have launched an all-out war against North Korea.

Konishi is stationed near Sangju at the moment, and Zongyizhi reports that Kato Kiyomasa has captured Gyeongju and took a shortcut to Chungju.Knowing that Kato Kiyomasa intends to capture Wangjing first, Konishi ordered to prepare to attack Sangju.

In Shangzhou, [-] soldiers led by the Korean general Li Yi camped outside the city.His troops had heard the news that the Japanese army was approaching Sangju several days ago. At this time, people were panicking but they had not seen any trace of the Japanese army. Although the scouts they sent occasionally encountered Japanese sentries, they were far away and did not know the truth. Reported to the police, so that when President Xiaoxi was only one day away from Sangju, Li Yi hadn't noticed it yet.

So Chief Xiaoxi waited for a few days, and then raided the camp while the Sangju Army was eating at noon. The Sangju Army immediately scattered and fled.In this way, President Konishi was able to occupy Sangju, leaving only Chungju as a line of defense before Wang Jing.

The news of the fall of Sangju reached Wang Jing, and the great king Li Yan was stunned and completely at a loss.Liu Chenglong hurriedly asked: "Your Highness, the northern army has already moved south, and General Shen Li has set up defenses in Zhongzhou. If Your Highness is still worried, I dare to go up and tell you, please register your son immediately, call on the royal family to last forever, and inspire the hearts of the people and the army! Together with His Highness and His Royal Highness, I swear to fight the Japanese pirates to the end!" As soon as the words came out, the courtiers agreed.

Li Yan was startled, and turned to Li Shanhai for questioning. Li Shanhai also had a serious face, and said, "Of course, when the country is in crisis, it is a surefire plan to appoint a son to protect the foundation of the country. To this day, my ministers are against registering a son. Totally agree."

Both leaders supported the government, and Li Yan couldn't pretend to be stupid, but he didn't want Mr. Guanghai to sit firmly on the throne, so he said to the ministers: "It's true, even the widow can't protect himself, please. You discuss who should be appointed as the son...but I made it clear in advance that this canonization is not a seal of the heavens, but a temporary canonization in response to the national crisis, and when the national crisis is resolved, it is necessary to re-determine the son, do you understand?"

In fact, most of the North Korean ministers didn't think about what Li Yan was worried about at the moment, and they didn't care what Li Yan was thinking, as long as he agreed first, so they all obeyed the king's order and showed a rare appearance of unity. .

Soon after, in the royal palace of Joseon, Jin Guiren, the mother of Lord Xincheng, was being persuaded by his younger brother Jin Gongliang: "Your Majesty loves you and Lord Xincheng deeply, but almost all the courtiers have hearts for Lord Gwanghae. If His Highness speaks, the position of son of the world will definitely be taken away by Guanghai!"

Jin Guiren was well aware of the King of Joseon's intentions, but he did not act in a hurry, and said calmly: "Your Majesty loves Xincheng so much, that's why he announced this as a temporary canon in the court hall. Yi pretended to be a dead ghost to protect the king, in this special period, it would be better to let Mr. Guanghai be the son, as for the future... well, the future will be long." Only then did Jin Gongliang know his sister's plan, he couldn't help but suddenly realized, and praised him again and again.

On the other side, the queen summoned the eldest son Linhai Jun and the second son Guanghai Jun to ask for their opinions. Linhai Jun was also very dissatisfied with being the son of troubled times and left angrily.Only Mr. Guanghai was depressed, and sighed with deep thoughts: "Your Highness loves Xincheng deeply, and Linhai has a stubborn personality. I am afraid that only an insignificant person like me is suitable to become the son of the prince at this time and die in place of the king."

The queen interrupted: "If you make Gwanghae the prince, how can it be insignificant? What's more, the sons of the royal family should be role models for the people, who can serve the country and the people at the expense of their own safety. As a mother, they will be inseparable from Gwanghae." Mr. Gwanghae Thank you very much.

At this time, Zong Yizhi found a Japanese interpreter from among the captives in the barracks of Konishi in Shangzhou.Since President Xiaonishi has always been worried that if Ming Dynasty sends reinforcements in the future, North Korea will be forced to prolong the war, so he has always hoped to negotiate with North Korea to obtain favorable conditions and avoid embarrassment.

Zong Yizhi then said to Xiao Xi: "During the previous visits to North Korea, there was a man named Li Dexin who was now an official and co-governor. His father-in-law is currently in charge of the administration of North Korea, and he can deliver news to the King of North Korea for us." Westbound was overjoyed, and immediately asked the Japanese interpreter to return to Wang Jing, conveying the need for Li Dexin to negotiate as the envoy.

The king of North Korea, Li Yan, was puzzled by President Xiaonishi's sudden proposal to negotiate. Li Shanhai was also worried about fraud, and Liu Chenglong said: "The Japanese pirates could have driven straight in and attacked Zhongzhou and even Wangjing. The rest of the Japanese pirates are also here. At this time, if he set up a fraud just to get rid of an official, it is unnecessary, so I think there is something to talk about... Even if there is nothing to talk about in the end, our court can take this opportunity to reorganize its armaments. "

Li Dexin bowed and said: "I am willing to be an envoy. As long as I can buy time for the country, I will never regret it." When it comes to this point, Li Yan can only agree.

When they reached the gate of the palace, Li Shanhai was reluctant to part with Li Dexin and urged her repeatedly, but Li Dexin left with tears in her eyes.

Besides, Li Yi, the patrol envoy, disappeared after the Sangju War. In fact, he fled all the way north, and finally ran to the Shenla barracks in the south of Chungju.Shen Li comforted him and said: "It is said that the border patrol envoy died in battle. Fortunately, nothing happened. You and I should fight side by side to wipe out the enemy bandits." Li Yi was ashamed and sighed: "The defeated general has no face to face, and only wants to fight. On the battlefield of death, I hope that the three patrols will make it come true."

Shen Li helped Li Yi sit down, and then asked about the firepower of the Japanese army.But Li Yi said: "Compared to these, I have other doubts. Why did the general not choose Niaoling, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but choose an open and safe place around here. I don't know why?"

Shen Li replied: "I was stationed at Niaoling, but it was too far away from Chungju. The enemy mostly consisted of infantry, while our army had mostly cavalry. Although Niaoling is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the stalemate caused by passive defense will make our army Sitting in trouble, and we have not yet fallen to the point where we need to rely on danger.

I thought that compared with the steep mountain of Niaoling, it would be more beneficial for our army to spread out on flat ground.The troops stationed everywhere are fearful of the enemy and fearful of fighting, which is a disgrace to the prestige of the country. The elite soldiers of North Korea are by no means inferior to the Japanese pirates.I intend to fight to the death with Japanese pirates, so I set up camp here! "

Li Yi immediately expressed his objection, saying: "Although the enemy is mostly infantry, most of them have iron cannons. They shoot accurately and are powerful. Any shot from 150 paces away will surely hit."

Shen Li said disdainfully: "The bows and arrows of Beidi (he refers to the Jurchen ministries) have a longer range, and it takes a lot of time to reload the iron cannon after it is fired. Before, why are you afraid?"

In fact, both of them exaggerated the enemies they saved. The Japanese iron artillery might be able to hit 150 paces, but "every shot must hit" is pure nonsense, and it is basically useless at that distance;
Jurchen bows and arrows have a "longer range" is also nonsense. There are indeed some generals who can achieve this step with their enhanced step bows. Unfortunately, there is no one in a thousand who can accurately hit and kill with armor at such a distance.

Li Yi still refused to give up, and continued to persuade: "I see the enemy bandits in a three-stage formation that continues to shoot iron cannons like the Celestial Dynasty. If they fight rashly, they will surely suffer heavy casualties."

Although Shen Li hesitated, he did not agree to Li Yi's request in the end. Shen Li sighed: "The Japanese bandits must have passed through Sangju at this moment. Our army is here to guard the only way to defend Chungju. , or time-consuming, or easy to make the pirates find a way to escape into Zhongzhou, or even contain our army with false soldiers and attack Wangjing first, what should I do?

For this reason, our army is not allowed to leave this place, and we need to follow the example of the sages of the Celestial Dynasty military strategists and fight with our backs!The horse army I lead has been battled for a long time, and the enemy will be torn apart under the iron hooves of our army! "

On August 28th, the two armies formed their formations near Nanhanjiang Danqintai. Shen Lai asked Lieutenant General Jin Ruwu, "If you are a general of Japanese pirates, how should you deploy it?" approval.

Li Yi asked how to guard against iron cannons, and Shen Li replied: "Maximize the distance between the horses as much as possible. When the distance is close, first use bows and arrows to disperse the enemy's strength, and then charge forward."

After a pause, he continued: "Since the enemy bandits landed on Pusanpo, they have been in full swing, making our country prestige and the army fearing the enemy like a tiger. At this time, if you want to boost morale, you must win the enemy head-on. Even if you don't win, you can wipe out half of the weak. With the enemy's momentum, the pressure on the defense of the Han River will be reduced, and you should be aware of this." The generals took orders.

At this time, Xingchang Xiaoxi learned that Shenla's army had about [-] troops, of which [-] were cavalry, so he quickly decided on a strategy.Konishi Xingchang personally led the seven thousand soldiers to put down the flags and drums in front of them, and used the dense forest on the playing platform to block the sight of the North Korean army, and secretly approached the North Korean army before making a surprise attack.

Zong Yoshitomo and Matsuura Zhenxin were ordered to lead [-] soldiers each, and they were sent to the left and right to attack North Korea along the banks of the Han River; After the battle, he led his army to take Zhongzhou directly and cut off the enemy's way back.

President Xiaoxi took the lead in charging, and when Shen Li realized that North Korea was surrounded on three sides.Shen Li ordered Jin Ruwu and Li Yi to lead [-] infantry and [-] cavalry each to block the Japanese troops on both sides, and he led [-] soldiers to attack Xingchang Xiaonishi head-on.

Shen Li ordered to charge with a team of [-] horses first, use bows and arrows to cover and break through the firepower of the iron cannons, and then charge with a team of [-] horses to disrupt the enemy's position, and join forces with the infantry to defeat the enemy.

Upon seeing this, Chief Xiaoxi ordered the Iron Artillery Team to be divided into two groups, the front and rear, with foot light guns for protection, and the saber warrior team and long spear warrior team stood by at the back.

Shenla's cavalry was relatively good at riding and shooting, and arrows rained down like rain. Although Chief Xiaonishi set up wooden fences to cover the front, there were still many Japanese casualties.However, when the Shenla cavalry rushed to Baibu, the Japanese army fired all iron cannons in a three-stage combo, and more than half of the Korean vanguard cavalry were killed or injured.

The Japanese iron artillery team then retreated, and the ashigaru spear formations met the enemy, while the remaining [-] cavalry from the Korean vanguard still charged the spear formations.Under the two attacks, although the Japanese army's gun formation was chaotic and hundreds of people were killed or injured, the Korean vanguard cavalry was also all killed, and the performance on the battlefield can be described as tragic.

However, without waiting for the Japanese army to regroup, Shen Lai took the opportunity to lead a thousand cavalry to attack the Japanese formation.The Japanese army's foot light and iron artillery team could not resist, and the whole army was wiped out.Seeing this, Shen Li was overjoyed, thinking that the victory was imminent, he immediately ordered the cavalry to charge straight to the enemy's main line, and join forces with the infantry to destroy them.

However, Captain Konishi was completely unmoved. He ordered the spear warrior team to form a formation on the left and right to encircle the enemy, and the rear iron artillery team fired immediately.In this way, the Japanese army fired iron cannons from three sides, and the rear team had a larger iron cannon team pressing the formation, and the cycle went back and forth, and the North Korean army was defeated.

The Japanese warriors with long spears immediately followed up and attacked. The horses of the Korean army were frightened, confused with each other, and rushed back at the Korean infantry.North Korea suffered many casualties under the iron cannon fire, while the other generals Jin Ruwu and Li Yi were also defeated by Japanese firepower and retreated, joining forces with Shen Li.

Zongyizhi and Matsuura Zhenxin quickly completed the encirclement, and Governor Konishi ordered the whole army to attack.Under the siege, the North Korean army led by Shen Lai fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese army. As a result, the Korean army was inferior to the Japanese army in terms of morale and combat effectiveness, regardless of armor, armor and weapons.

Shen Li ordered the whole army to gather their forces and form a circular formation to defend against the enemy, with shields in front and long spears in the back, and archers in the center to restore morale.Under the crisis, Shen Li shouted: "If you lose, the country will be ruined and your family will perish. If you win, you will be rich and honored in the world. Don't let the Japanese pirates take a step towards the capital!"

However, the objective gap in combat power can sometimes be reversed without encouragement. After all, the Japanese army is also fighting with high spirits at this moment.So at dusk, the entire North Korean army was wiped out. Jin Ruwu and Li Yi led by Shen Lai split into two groups to break out of the encirclement, while Xingchang Xiaoxi pursued and surrounded Shen Lai.

Shenla fought and retreated to the river cliff with no way out, and Jin Ruwu said goodbye to each other, and each threw himself into the river.Li Yi fled to Zhongzhou, but found that the place had already been occupied by the Japanese army.As soon as he came, the Japanese army Arima Harunobu, Omura Kizen, and Goto Jungen immediately led their troops to attack.Li Yi was terrified and fled in a hurry.
However, although the North Korean army was defeated in this battle, the loss of Xiaonishixingchang's army was not small. More than [-] people were injured. It can be said that nearly half of the entire army was injured. Resting, it is difficult to continue to march into Wangjing, this main front has temporarily eased.

The news of the defeat on the front line spread to Wang Jing, and Li Yan and his officials knew that Shen Li's army was defeated, and almost the entire court fell silent.The monarchs and ministers were disheartened, and their faces were full of sorrow. After a long while, Li Yan said powerlessly: "Shenla was defeated, and Wang Jing is in danger. At this time... should we move?"

Li Yuanyi, the official Cao's judge, advised: "Your Highness cannot be relocated. Although General Shenla was defeated, it will take time for the Japanese pirates to leave the capital. Soldiers should be called to guard the capital!"

Jin Yingnan, the judge of the newly appointed soldier Cao, said: "Once relocated, it will be extremely difficult to move back. Your Highness, please think twice."

Leader Li Shanhai sighed: "Your Highness should think twice, then you should relocate. Zhongzhou is 350 miles away from Wangjing, and it took less than half a month for the enemy to fight all the way from Busan to Zhongzhou. At present, there is no such thing as Wangjing. The available soldiers will arrive at the capital within three days, but now there are only five thousand troops stationed in the capital, how can we resist?"

Liu Chenglong disagreed, saying: "Three days is not short. We can pay the army, mobilize the people to replenish the army, and prepare the weapons to fight the enemy again."

Li Shanhai scolded angrily: "Why did the Japanese pirates advance so quickly? It was because they were outnumbered and the deserters were scattered. Now they still expect the people to fight bloody battles? Why don't you go out of the palace to see the people in the city? People are already panicked and can't avoid it. There is no way to avoid it." People will obey orders to defend Wang Jing!"

Liu Chenglong also angrily reprimanded: "Since this is the case, it should not be relocated. Your Highness's will to resist foreign enemies and how many soldiers and civilians can be united to fight together are very important! If you relocate immediately, it will be like abandoning your subjects. If you lose the hearts of the people and the army, it will be difficult to gather together." , Your Highness, please investigate clearly!"

Li Yan was apprehensive and had no confidence in Liu Chenglong's words. He sighed: "If I have the will to resist, the army and the people will unite to defend the country? I don't agree. If there are such patriotic soldiers and people, the Japanese pirates And why did they come to Wang Jing in less than half a month?
The widows do not want to relocate, it is the subjects who abandon the capital!The widow listened to everyone's love for you, and it turned out that the dispatch of messengers failed to detect the hostility, and the request to the heaven was misunderstood, and the repair of the military equipment could not stop the foreign enemy... Now that things have happened, I still hope that the widow will listen to your nonsense language!

According to the will of the widow, the widow did not relocate voluntarily, but temporarily left the capital to regroup.Even though Aiqing has various reasons for objecting to relocation, don't she know what the consequences will be for the country and the common people once the king is captured during the war!

There is no need to discuss this matter again, Bi Biansi is ready to relocate immediately! "
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